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Category: Things I Love

In the Dark Podcast
Podcast, Things I Love Posted onAugust 16, 2018

Podcasts :: Recommendations, Part 2

I wrote a year or so ago about some podcast recommendations and how listening to them had cut into my time for audio books. This […] Read More

lemon sugar cookies
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJune 2, 2018June 17, 2019

Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies

I can pretty accurately track a five star rating scale for recipes I try based on my husband’s response: 1 star = “I’m OK if […] Read More

Cooking, Things I Love Posted onApril 16, 2018July 6, 2018

Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

It feels like cheating to call this a recipe, so perhaps consider it a gentle reminder: the same recipe you make in a large trifle […] Read More

Things I Love Posted onFebruary 3, 2018July 10, 2018

Love :: Pegs & Jokers

Six years ago, I wrote about a card game that my husband and I learned from our neighbors that very much became an addiction for […] Read More

Book Clubs, Books, Things I Love Posted onDecember 17, 2017July 24, 2018

Literary Roundup :: Best Books of 2017

‘Tis the season for everyone’s “best books” list. Here’s a round-up of the more popular (and maybe some lesser known) lists. If I’ve missed one, […] Read More

Things I Love Posted onSeptember 14, 2017July 6, 2018

Love :: Hotel Shampoo

Yep, confession – I love hotel shampoo. Maybe it’s the unexpected variety. Maybe I haven’t gotten over the teenage notion that switching up shampoo is good […] Read More

Podcast, Things I Love Posted onJuly 27, 2017July 24, 2018

Love :: Podcasts

It’s been years since I’ve written a “Things I Love Thursday” post. But because podcasts have become my new drive-time favorite, significantly reducing the number of […] Read More

Top 100 Books
Book Clubs, Books, Things I Love Posted onMarch 30, 2015July 24, 2018

Top 100* Books

Periodically, my book club will have members submit their top 10 all time favorite books. We did this recently, and as a result of the […] Read More

Things I Love Posted onMay 1, 2014August 3, 2018

Love :: Herb Garden Markers

For most of my life, I’ve wanted to have a respectable herb garden, and I think I’ve finally arrived. My love for herbs started one summer […] Read More

After the Arena
Book Reviews, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onJanuary 4, 2014August 24, 2018

Book Review :: After the Arena

Consider this a shameless plug for my uncle’s new book, After the Arena, in which I make a cameo appearance drinking strawberry moonshine. No joke […] Read More

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